DETACHMENT FOR ATTACHMENT
When we accept the cross (the life of the Cross) it should be so we may learn a higher love. We ‘mortify’ or ‘put to […]
January 2023
ENJOYING AND LOVING OURSELVES
If we can’t stop and slowly enjoy ourselves its because we do not enjoy ourselves. If we can’t stop and slowly love ourselves itsbecause we […]
KNOWN EVEN BY SILENCE
Ignatius of Antioch (35-108) early church father wrote: “The tree is known by its fruit. Those who profess to belong to Christ will be recognized […]
CHRIST IN US
Learning to trust the Father through Jesus within us by the power of the Holy Spirit is what produces a faith that is not based […]
CUT FLOWER GENERATION
Elton Trueblood (1900-1994), a Quaker theologian, wrote in his 1969 book: “A Place to Stand,” “A quarter of a century ago a few of us […]
NO HILL FOR A CLIMBER
When I was a young man I planted a church and went through all the mistakes and successes of so doing. Part of the issue […]
THE DOG AND THE WOLF
A gaunt Wolf was almost dead with hunger when he happened to meet a Housedog who was passing by. “Ah, Cousin,” said the Dog. “I […]
THE NEEDED MESSAGE
Of the many messages going around out there, I notice ever more clearly the need for this one: “And Jesus went throughout all the cities […]
BEING KIND
It is kind of not so difficultTo be kindTo those who are kind to us It is kind of difficultTo be kindTo those who are […]
THE WHOLE SOUL
Dallas Willard (1937-2013) professor and author wrote:“We see that the soul is the deepest and the most vital part of the person as a whole. […]